Providing Flood-Resilient Solutions for Hunter Water Corporation
B&R Enclosures supported O’Donnell Griffin (ODG) in the delivery of several elevated switchboards for Hunter Water Corporation, including the Windale Sewer Pump Station in Newcastle. The project, valued at approximately $100,000, required a fast turnaround of only 10 working days.
The June 2007 floods in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie caused several pumping stations to be inundated. Floodwaters mixed with wastewater from sewer systems, creating significant public health risks. Hunter Water Corporation needed a permanent and quickly deployable solution to prevent similar incidents in the future.
To help meet this need, B&R supplied standard Monarch IP 316 stainless steel enclosures, which ODG used to construct a modular switchboard. The enclosures were bolted together to form a robust structure, mounted on an elevated frame to protect critical equipment from future flood events. A protective canopy was also incorporated to shield the board from rain.
By providing a high-quality enclosure system that was readily available and simple to integrate, B&R enabled ODG to complete the project within the required timeframe while delivering the resilience Hunter Water Corporation was seeking.
Hunter Water Corporation has since proposed adopting this configuration across all pump stations and has nominated B&R’s Monarch IP 316 Stainless Steel Enclosures as their preferred choice for future projects.
